Johnny Paycheck

On This Day

05.31.26

Born in Ohio on This Day 88 Years Ago, the Outlaw Country Legend Who Inspired a Mass Workforce Exodus

By Erinn Callahan
Features

05.08.26

George Jones and Johnny Paycheck Almost Got in a Drunken Fight on a Maryland Backroad, but There Was a Plot Twist

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

04.23.26

On This Day in 1981, Johnny Paycheck’s Loss Was George Strait’s Gain as the “King of Country” Released His First Major Hit

By Erinn Callahan
Behind The Song

03.15.26

This Massive George Strait Hit Was Actually Written for Johnny Paycheck

By Gayle Thompson
On This Day

02.18.26

On This Day in 2003, We Lost the Outlaw Country Legend Who Helped Thousands Quit Their Jobs in Style and Penned Major Hits for Tammy Wynette and Ray Price

By Clayton Edwards
Behind The Song

10.14.25

Country Music History, 1977: Johnny Paycheck Released a No. 1 Song That Helped Shape the English Language After a String of Near-Hits

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

04.23.25

On This Day in 1981, George Strait Released His First Major Hit—a Song Originally Intended for Johnny Paycheck

By Peter Burditt
Features

08.27.24

Watch George Jones and Johnny Paycheck Perform “The Race Is On” in the Early 60s

By Clayton Edwards
Features

08.15.24

Johnny Paycheck Once Allegedly Shot a Man Over Deer Meat and Turtle Soup

By Peter Burditt
Features

06.02.24

The Rough and Rowdy Times of Johnny Paycheck’s Real Life Were Mirrored on His 1977 Outlaw Hit “I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)

By Tina Benitez-Eves
The List

05.31.24

3 Johnny Paycheck Songs Every Outlaw Country Fan Should Know by Heart

By Clayton Edwards